Click Share for files or the share icon for folders in the top-right corner of the screen .

Click the dropdown menu below "Link sharing on" in the sharing box.

Select a link sharing option. To see a full list of options, click More. These options include:

Link sharing option

Definition

Sign-in to a Google Account required?

Specific people

You are the only person who can access the file or folder until you share it with specific people or groups

Yes (to edit or comment)

Anyone with the link

Anyone who is given the link to the file or folder can access it

No

Public on the web

Anyone can access the file or folder on the Internet through search results or the web address

No

If you picked “Anyone with the link” or “Public on the web”, click the drop-down arrow next to “Access” to choose whether users have permission to view, comment, or edit the file or folder if they open it. Then click Save.

Choose what others can do with your file or folder

When you share a file or folder with other people, you have the choice to give them viewing and editing access, as well as ownership of the file. While not applicable to folders, you can also give commenting access to files in order to get feedback from the people you're sharing with. You can change this access at any time.

Here’s what people can do in a file or folder as a viewer, commenter, editor, or owner: